HarvestPlus c/o IFPRI 2033 K Street, NW Washington, DC USA Tel: Fax: Scaling Up Biofortification: Iron Beans in Rwanda Brussels Development Policy Briefing May 2015 Lister Katsvairo, Rwanda Country Manager HarvestPlus

Supplementation Fortification Agricultural Approaches Dietary Diversity

Biofortification – the Evidence Breeding increases nutrient levels without reducing yield Extra nutrients in crops improve micronutrient status Farmers are growing biofortified crops, and consumers are eating them Biofortification is cost- effective: central, one-time investment

HarvestPlus Target Countries and Crops More than 2 million farming households reached by Crops released are high-yielding with climate smart traits.

Scaling Biofortified Crops Globally

Which nutrients, crops, countries?

First varieties officially released in 2010 Intensive dissemination began in March 2012 Delivery Channels: – Agro-dealers – Farmer cooperatives – Churches & church Leaders – Direct marketing – Payback system – Seed swap High Iron Beans in Rwanda

Sharing seed – farmer to farmer

Engaging Markets for Long-term Adoption

Empowering women farmers

Using Mass Media to Create Demand

Dissemination Since March 2012

Some Key Partners Ministry of Agriculture/RAB Ministry of Health Ministry of Education IMBARAGA Rwanda Farmer Federation Pan Africa Bean Research Alliance (PABRA/CIAT) Win-Win Agritech World Food Programme/P4P

Toward a sustainable market-based solution Next Steps: Scaling up through even more partners in the bean value chain -- private sector, NGOs, and multilaterals Strengthening seed systems and market linkages Reaching a critical, sustainable market share for iron beans Introducing more biofortified crops/micronutrients, e.g., vitamin A maize Generating/sharing evidence and lessons learned in scaling up, in Rwanda and with other countries

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